Aylmer is Gatineau's western sector, with waterfront along the Ottawa River and a distinct community of its own.
Events by Faya is an Ottawa event décor studio serving Aylmer and the surrounding area. We handle wedding and nikah stages, mehndi and mayon setups, birthday and baby shower décor, floral design and event rentals — delivered, set up and taken down.
What events in Aylmer are actually like
Aylmer is francophone with a notable anglophone minority, and its riverside and marina settings make outdoor summer events genuinely attractive here.
Venues and spaces we work in around Aylmer
Aylmer community halls, marina and waterfront properties, and Gatineau venues nearby.
We are most often booked in Aylmer for: Summer waterfront weddings, receptions, engagement parties and community events.
The venues that define Aylmer
Aylmer is Gatineau's western sector, with Ottawa River waterfront, a marina and its own community halls — and summer waterfront events are genuinely attractive here in a way they are not in most of the region.
The practical constraint in Aylmer
Waterfront sites bring wind off the river, which limits how tall a freestanding backdrop can safely stand. We weight heavily and we will tell you if a build is unwise on an exposed shoreline rather than putting it up and hoping.
Travel: 25–30 minutes from central Ottawa depending on the bridge.
Services available in Aylmer
Everything we do is available across the National Capital Region. The most requested in this area:
- Wedding décor — stages, backdrops and full-room styling
- Nikah décor — stage, divider curtain and Arsi Mushaf
- Mehndi and mayon décor — marigold, floor seating and Rajasthani umbrellas
- Birthday and baby shower décor
- Floral design — bouquets, garlands and floral jewellery
- Event rentals — backdrops, linens, centrepieces and lighting
Book your Aylmer event
Send your date, your address or venue in Aylmer, and roughly how many guests. Faya will come back to you on WhatsApp with what fits and what it costs.
Good to know
Questions we get asked
In summer, yes, and they are lovely. The constraint is wind off the river, which limits how tall a freestanding backdrop can safely stand.
We weight heavily and we will tell you plainly if a build is unwise on an exposed shoreline rather than putting it up and hoping.
Yes. Aylmer is francophone with a notable anglophone minority, and we work in both.
It is twenty-five to thirty minutes from central Ottawa depending on the bridge.
Yes. Aylmer is inside our regular service area and we deliver, set up and take down everything ourselves. 25–30 minutes from central Ottawa depending on the bridge.
We do not charge Aylmer clients a premium for being outside the downtown core — travel within the National Capital Region is built into our normal quoting.
Yes — a large share of our Aylmer bookings are home events. Everything we bring is freestanding, so nothing is fixed to your walls, ceilings or floors, and the room is left exactly as we found it.
Waterfront sites bring wind off the river, which limits how tall a freestanding backdrop can safely stand. We weight heavily and we will tell you if a build is unwise on an exposed shoreline rather than putting it up and hoping.